Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

A Peste by Albert Camus

5 reviews

booktok_hater's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Medical content

Moderate: Suicide and Mass/school shootings

kibiiiariii's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

burnt_amber89's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

(Read in French) An important book to read. The experience of reading it during a pandemic was special : it is incredible how Camus  was able to pinpoint the human psyche and it allowed for real-life comparisons. 
From what I read, this book is also a metaphor for WWII, and some passages are all the more poignant when you keep this in mind. Very interesting and thought-provoking book that I would recommend, especially if you have the opportunity to read it in French since Camus' writing is exquisite. 

A regrettable lack of female protagonists is notable, however. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

alexiconic's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Especially during the coronavirus pandemic, this is a poignant read. There were definitely times at which Camus managed to nail a particular feeling or mood that I myself experienced. That made reading this book incredibly valuable. 

Speaking of Camus' writing, I admire his prose and style. He has managed to make me interested, kept me on the edge of my seat, and got a chuckle out of me - in a book that is incredibly serious in topic.

The only flaw of this book, to me, is its lack of diversity and the invisibility of both Arab inhabitants of Oran and women.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Moderate: Suicide and Murder

spanishblue's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

More relevant than ever in times of Covid-19, it is surprising, interesting and even alarming/depressing how many of the issues that Camus imagined (personal, political, medical etc.) that we have also experienced with our own epidemic today, nearly 75 years later. Or, maybe human nature just doesn't change. Can't quite work out if the overall message at the end is optimistic, realistic or nihilistic - probably all three!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gore, Terminal illness, Blood, and Medical content

Minor: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide